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28 December 2019

The Best Royal Jewels of 2019: #8 (A Very Royal Garter Day)

We continue our countdown of the best royal jewelry moments of 2019 with an especially sparkly June day in Windsor...

#8: A Very Royal Garter Day

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King Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands were made Knights of the Garter in 2017 and 2018, and on Garter Day 2019, they arrived with their queens to be officially invested as part of the order.

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The Queen posed for portraits at Windsor Castle with both royal couples before the Garter service. King Felipe, here with the Queen and Queen Letizia, received the Garter during the Spanish state visit in July 2017.

The British royals also dipped into their jewelry boxes for some excellent pieces. The Queen wore Queen Mary's Cluster Earrings with her Garter robes.

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The rest of the ladies of the House of Windsor were also regally accessorized, including the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore the pearl drop earrings that belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. (See all the royal jewels from the day here!)

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Delightfully, the Dutch royal couple extended their visit by a day so that they could also attend the first day of the races at Royal Ascot.